TaPRA 2026: Applied and Social Theatre

Deadline: March 9, 2026
2026 Theme—Aesthetics resonance: Attuning to the social and the political Last year’s working group discussed at length how Applied and social theatre practices are frequently framed through their social, ethical, and political impact, often overshadowing the aesthetic, epistemic, and sensory dimensions of this work. This year, the Applied and Social Theatre Working Group invites contributions responding to a central contemporary provocation: What does it mean to approach the aesthetics...